Embedded Robotics Software Engineer I

Rocket Lab Corporation; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EV charging

Onsite fitness centers

Discounted gym memberships

Complimentary snacks and beverages

Employee merch store discount

Other employee discounts

Job summary

Rocket Lab Corporation in Pasadena, CA seeks a hands-on Software Engineer I - Robotics to develop software for robotic platforms and production tools. You will work closely with mechanical, electrical, controls, and manufacturing teams to turn robotics concepts into reliable systems, from design to deployment, in a fast-paced hardware environment.

The ideal candidate has a strong robotics or hardware-integrated software background, solid fundamentals in software engineering, and eligibility for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, CS, Electrical, Robotics, Mechatronics, or Aerospace Engineering.
• Proficiency in C++ and/or Python.
• Experience with ROS/ROS 2.
• Hands-on software/hardware integration with motors, actuators, encoders, sensors, controllers.
• US Citizenship due to program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software for robotic systems, embedded interfaces, control apps, test systems, and operator tools.
• Implement software for robotic platforms, motion-control systems, sensing systems, machine interfaces, production tools, and test environments.
• Support software development from concept to deployment, simulation, hardware bring-up, integration, and production support.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, controls, systems, manufacturing, test, and quality teams to define requirements and release criteria.
• Integrate software with motors, actuators, encoders, sensors, motion controllers, embedded systems, and machine vision.
• Troubleshoot software, controls, hardware, sensors, and networks across the robotic system.
• Support software quality via code reviews, CI/CD, automated tests, and documentation.

Skills

C++

Python

Robotics experience

Real-time software

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ROS

ROS 2

Job description

Rocket Lab Corporation in Pasadena, CA seeks a hands-on Software Engineer I - Robotics to develop software for robotic platforms and production tools. You will work closely with mechanical, electrical, controls, and manufacturing teams to turn robotics concepts into reliable systems, from design to deployment, in a fast-paced hardware environment.

The ideal candidate has a strong robotics or hardware-integrated software background, solid fundamentals in software engineering, and eligibility for